The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-01
EsLABOR PICNIC,
AND 1IENRY GEORGES TnEoRlEs

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AND HENRY GEoRaE,s TnEoRlEs
On tho state Far Grounds saturday-The
& Former Is a Financial Success, but the
Latter Falls to Draw tho People TO
iTs the Grand and--The Parade.
The labor demonstration and picnic
Saturday in some respects sxcellsd that
Of last year; in others 1t was not 90 cred.
table. The parade WIS not 80 large nor
varied, and did not reflect 80 much credit
on the Assembly. The picnic was more
largely attended. Henry Georges speech
did not have sufficient attraction to draw
the people from the dancing platform,
lemonade booths and bar to the grand
stand, and while the crowd on the ground
was estimated at from u, 900 to 5000, the
audience which listened to Mr.. George
certainly did not reach 500 at any time.
The parade waa in charge OF John Cor.
coran and the aids whose names were
printed Saturday. It was well banded,
and doubtless the heat had al unisvor-
able effect upon the length Of the process.
son. As 1t was; was a matter OF sur.
prise that 90 many braved the fierce suu,
II was led by Mayors brasa band, and the
Barnesville, 'Etnavills and Opera House
brass bands slao had places in the line, as
we'll aa the Steubenville boy drum corps,
the Black Eagle and tho Star drum corps.
MAKE VI. or THE PARADE.
Tho organizations in line were Local
Union No. 0, AT. G. W. q. Glassworkors
and Cutters. John Minkemeyer Marshal,
John Cochran and Tom Lack In command,
$50 men; International Stonemasons
Union. William Shels in command, so
men; Bricklayers' Union No. /, OF Wheel.
ing, Thomas Britt In command, 50; Car.
penters' Brotherhood No. 8, OF Wheeling,
10 men, John Rose In command; Typogra.
phical Union No. 79, Charles Cay!and in
command, so men Garfield Assembly K,
OF l., Cigar Makers, Henry Pebler in com.
mand, l25 men; Harmony Assembly No.
l75S, K. Of L., J. W. Mcconnell in com.
nsnd, 20 men delegation Of Bsnwood As.
sembly X. OF L.; Powderly Assembly No.
1895, K. OF L.. Of Parkersburg, Thomas
Quinn in command, Is men; Painters'
Union Assembly K. Of l., William selby
in command, 90 men; Bennett Assembly
No. 5000, X. Of T., Moundsville, Abraham
Bryson In command, 20 men; Ohio Valley
Glass Packers Assembly No. 1906 *, Of
L., In command Of John e. Fank, 90 men
Bridgeport Assembly No. 'SSl5, K. Of L.,
Chris Hoehnline, Marshal, J. W. GEORGE
/ in command, 100 men; Federated Union
and Coal Miners, John Mckinley in com.
maud, as men; Etna-Standard Assembly
No. 4297, Thomas Jones in command, SO
men; Labor Progress Assembly No. 54Sl,
K. Of L., Osborne Gray in command. C4
men; Prosperity Assembly No. 1851, John
Cruise in command, 81 men. Il y a
There were q number OF wagons with
delegations, carriages with citizena and
one wagon from tho LaBelle gaes works,
gaily decorated, with appropriately Coz.
tuned little girls. y, 81 l,tt
One oil tho most creditable displays was
that Of the colored mems assembly, the
members all wearing neat blue and white
striped linen suits and jsunty hats. They
drilled well, md set an example which
any organization might be glad to emu.
late. t9 5i i tg 4 .a
n Is THE rIcSIc.
all along the line Of march the ranku
we're depleted by men compelled to retire
on account Of the heat. When they
reached the fair groundsa large crowd was
there ahead Of them. Tbs number of
lemonade and other reifeshment stands
was larger than usual at the State Fair,
The bar did great business, the exceed.
ingly warm weather making beer sven
more popular than usual. There was
some drunkenness and little fighting,
hut all things considered the occasion was
aa orderly as the average. A number Of
catch.penny gamea run by fskirs who had
rented apaces were stopped by Lieutenant
Junkina, as thoy we're plainly illegal
gaming devices. 4535 +, 4, .5iaj X ~
Mr.. Geofge was introduced in a neat
speech by Mr.. W. S. Meek. He rode over
to the Fair Ground in a carriage with Mr.,
Meek, Mayor Seabright and Rev. Mr.. at.
wood, OF the Disciples Church, and spent
an hour or 90 In socisl conversation about
the grounds. He did not commence to
speak until alter 4 o'clock. His small
audience wRs partly due, no doubt, to the
sunny walk to the stand. He was received
with applause and frequently cheered.
Among his sudience were many OF the
foremost professional men ind politicians
Of the city. ~ ;.5.s3 5t.&E
| /, i; ST HIS REMARKS. y II
He said referring to remark OF Mr.,
Meek's that one could not talk about the
land question without reference also to
the labor question; they were inaepassble
and it is only through the land question
| that Wa can reach the true solution of the
labor question. What ID the labor oues-
ton? At the bottom it is einply This:
|. That there is a difficulty in finding en-
ployment; that men who are ready and
anxious to labor often find trouble in get.
ting an opportunity. This is the bottom
fact, from which all disputes and troubles,
all lowering Of wages. all tending to grind
down workinglnen to bare living in the
various trades, have their origin: We OF
the United Labor party OF New York, and
NIL through the country, where we are
spreading our principles, propose as q
practical solution OF the labor question,
the abolition Of all taxes on things Of hu.
man production and the placing Of them
on land values alone-and to tho entire
value OF tho land. This I seems
like 4 very simple remedy to
him who has never given the
aubject thought. A mere change of tax
alton, be would say, cannot accomplish
such great results. But If you will look
at 1t you will see its advantages. Our
present system Of National, State and
municipal taxation, as our expenses in
crease and multiply, tends to bear upon
ua with increasing weight. It bears with
heaviest weight upon the Communicated
the poor man is in greater degree con
eumer than the rich man; that is, s he
spends moro Of his income than the rich
man. In the next place, our taxes are go
difficult Of collection that it becomes a
matter Of ease for the rich man to escape